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Accessibility

  • Sequoyah Regional Library System services available to library patrons with disabilities include. 

    • Accessible technology.

    • A selection of materials in large print, braille and audiobook formats.

    • eBooks and eAudiobooks with a range of accessibility options available through Libby

    • High-Contrast Keyboards at every location.

    • Assistive Tool Kits for Readers are available for checkout.

    • Shelf Direct Service: The Sequoyah Regional Library System can mail materials directly to your home if you are unable to visit the library. The Shelf-Direct Service offers you the convenience of receiving and returning materials in a postage-paid mail pouch.

Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

The Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (GLS) supports accessible library services in Georgia by promoting and providing accessible reading materials to those who, due to a disability, are unable to read standard print.
This is a free program available to eligible residents of Georgia.

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  • This service is open to Cherokee, Pickens or Gilmer County patrons of SRLS who:
    • Have a permanent or temporary disability or medical condition that prevents a person from visiting the library.

    • Reside in a nursing care or assisted living facility, whether on a temporary or permanent basis.

    • Have other health conditions that make a person unable to visit the library.

Who is Eligible?

  • Anyone who is unable to read or handle standard printed materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical disability.
  • Persons who are legally blind or cannot see well enough or focus long enough to read standard print, even with glasses.
  • Persons who are unable to hold or turn pages of print books.
  • Persons who are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability.

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